"The LEGO Show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts

It's not "The LEGO Movie," but there's only a week left for "The LEGO Show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. Kevin Coleman spoke to the modeler.

John Bucy has more than 30 mosaic pictures of Marvel characters, pop art, and his family, made up of 100 to 4,000 LEGO bricks, on display at the Pump House.

Bucy said he got back into LEGO modeling as an adult when the Star Wars sets came out in 1999. Then around 2003 he said he started building MOCs, "My Own Creations." He was part of a club that built giant train and city layouts. From that he says he became interested in modeling buildings. But two works dominate the show: His model of the Pump House has more than 11,000 LEGO parts, and the Ross County Courthouse is built of more than 80,000 LEGO parts.

The models are at a scale of about 1:38. He says they were a real learning experience.

Bucy is also available to build LEGO commissions. Find him on the web and Instagram as CustomBrickModels.com, and as "Custom Brick Models Ohio" on Facebook.

As always, see Kevin's photos and hear his interview below. Kevin Coleman covers local government and culture

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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

    Bucy said he created this LEGO mosaic from a photo he took in 2004.

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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

    Bucy said he uses various methods to create custom LEGO mosaic pictures.

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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.
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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

    His model of the Pump House has more than 11,000 LEGO parts.

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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

    It's not Godzilla, but maybe it's LEGOzilla.

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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.
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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

    Read Bucy's explanation to understand the "greebling" in this mosaic. "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

    Read Bucy's explanation to understand the "greebling" in this mosaic. "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

    Bucy said he uses various methods to create custom LEGO mosaic pictures. He modeled his son and himself here.

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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.
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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.
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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

    Bucy said he uses various methods to create custom LEGO mosaic pictures. He modeled a photo of his his cat.

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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

    Bucy's model of the Ross County Courthouse is built of more than 80,000 LEGO parts.

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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

    Bucy's model of the Ross County Courthouse is built of more than 80,000 LEGO parts.

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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

    Bucy's model of the Ross County Courthouse is built of more than 80,000 LEGO parts.

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    "The LEGO show" at the Pump House Center for the Arts. John Bucy created art and models for August 2022.

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